Beresford Bushmaster DAC

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Originally Posted by StanleyB

Hi Martin,

I don't have my BM all the time. It only gets plugged in now and again. I have so many things to plug into and try out on just one battery power supply, and so many power supplies to try our on the BM. So I am overwhelmed with choices really.
But I do suggest that you don't keep the DAC permanently on when you are using the battery. Be energy friendly.

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Doesn't the BM need to be powered up 24/7 to give its best?

I don't know the BM but most kit I've seen optimized to be used with batteries don't require as much warm up to perform its best

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Originally Posted by Martinh

Doesn't the BM need to be powered up 24/7 to give its best?

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:scratch:. Why would that be?

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Originally Posted by StanleyB

:scratch:. Why would that be?

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I thought that audio equipment needed to warm up to give the best sound. I take it that this is not the case with the BM?

Cheers,

It is a very broad statement. Some equipment need to be warmed up, whilst others perform worse when they get too warm.

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Originally Posted by Martinh

I have a 3000 mAh battery pack, so if the Bushmaster takes 200 mA (as per the manual), my calculation is that it should last 15 hours before needing to be recharged.

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Hi Martin

I'm seeing how many nights my 6800mAH battery will last on a single charge. I'll take it to the point that the BM drops out from its built-in protection. It should last over 30 hours or 5 nights.

Two nights of 6 hours and counting...

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Originally Posted by MartinT

Hi Martin

I'm seeing how many nights my 6800mAH battery will last on a single charge. I'll take it to the point that the BM drops out from its built-in protection. It should last over 30 hours or 5 nights.

Two nights of 6 hours and counting...

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Hi Martin,

Will be interesting to compare notes at the end of both our experiments.

Because I'm using a specialist lipo charger, it can tell me exactly how much charge is put back in when recharging it back up.

I suppose that the current draw is the same whether it is playing music or sitting idle?

Do you leave yours on all the time Martin?

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Originally Posted by Martinh

Do you leave yours on all the time Martin?

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No, as I said I'm running it for approximately 6 hours every night, at least for this experiment.

Battery pack finally arrived yesterday so will be giving it a spin sometime soon!

@martinH, Where's the charger from, I'm sick of my crappy dealxtreme one?